#6 in Recochoku daily

https://recochoku.jp/ranking/single/daily

When does Oricon update their daily numbers?

It looks like maybe 7AM Japan time? Seems to be later than normal though for today's updates.

His criticism would have made more sense if he actually used some examples, but as you guys pointed out, I don't think he's actually trying to provide any real critique.

The song is self-referential in many ways and has a lot of older J-pop elements, so I guess you could say it sounds like "all of ayu's older stuff and not fresh"... Whether that's bad or good is something people will decide for themselves when they hear the song though.... I do believe the arrangement could be criticized for being too busy as many pointed out too. It would've been easy to simply drop a few instruments in the verses. That would've created more of a build-up and contrast with the chorus too.

But the composition doesn't sound like "old ayu" unless Love songs also is a part of the "old ayu" discography.

Yuta Nakano has reused a few elements from what I can hear especially from progress (the drum in the verse is basically the same as the second verse in progress, the strings and piano also similar), but the song is not building up as nicely as in progress because almost every instrument kicks in at the same time more or less.

The break down with the guitar solo sounds a lot like her early songs, to especially the I am... period.

But I think this is a good thing. Ayu tried using Western / more trendy producers / composers like Namie did, but I don't think that worked out as well for ayu most of the time (Terminal, lelio and some sweetbox tracks from (miss) understood). And none of those songs were big hits for her, and outside of the sweetbox tracks that were rearranged for her, I don't like how her voice fits the arrangement.

Mmm I see truehappiness. I think Recochoku position for Ohia no ki came 1 hour earlier than Dreamed a Dream.

I like this song but it feels like the song was made by a AI using machine learning after inserting every Ayu song into it from the last 10 years lol

This guy is just a hater... This has been his thing for what? A decade now?
His music taste is pretty bad aswell lol...

So I occasionally read that blog because I actually find him funny at times. I do agree that he seems... extra critical of Ayu and has been for YEARS. But anyway - I think he's been reading this thread because he tweeted this :laugh

https://twitter.com/_RandomJ_/status...21335454236672

6 is not bad. I take it!

The moment people try to bring the 'stan' thing into the conversation, it's already over. How is someone gonna use that as one of their 'points' and then violate it in the exact same tweet?

There really is a lot of positive vibes for this release overall, lots of people who want globe back though because of it as well.

Ok so... here it is hahah
Sorry I forgot FIVE and Party Queen lol
Included some others just to make them all fit nicely hahah /ocd
and again yeah I flipped some of them too :P

https://64.media.tumblr.com/a1f1eee2...00dfe111b3.jpg

^Yess illuminati queen!

Oh, wow! Never realized she posed this way so much lol. I think FIVE looks the best.

Lol. Way too sensitive for someone whose main selling point is making fun of artist's releases.

I absolutely LOVE this song! Omg GAK from the band ZAMB his remix is AMMMMMAZING! Ayu should really make that an official remix and have it released on a remix album (or on a proper single) or something in the future. Yeah I don’t know why she keeps doing that pose. Unless she’s trying to make it a callback to the Next Level era (I really get that vibe from the photo shoot).

Dreamed a Dream is at #1 on Oricon daily with 2,942 downloads. :)

Where is your back-bone, RandomJ, seriously. I expected more from someone who likes to be shady online.


This is so cool haha. I bet there are many many many more, but you already put so much effort into this.

This is awesome! Congrats Ayu! She is still doing great, for someone with like zero promotion but Instagram.

Can someone remind me how much Ohia No Ki sold on oricon on the first day, please?

^ According to oricon it was downloaded 5,052 times. Fingers crossed for Dreamed a Dream to reach high weekly! It deserves it!

Ohh okay, thank you! so Dreamed a Dream sold about half as much :( I guess it's natural because Japan does seem to prefer balads after all

Also take into consideration that Ohia no Ki was her first new song since TROUBLE released.